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Coming up on News 7-
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The latest on yesterday's fatal plane crash in Lexington... plus a look at how authorities are coping on a personal level.
Fire damages a building beside a Roanoke church.
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[Plane-Crash]

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The National Transportation Safety Board says it could take a year to know why a small plane crashed in downtown Lexington.
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Officials have moved the wreckage to Buena Vista to reconstruct the plane.
State Police say the pilot was 43 year old Jack Gambino of New York, a father of four and the owner of a trucking business.
Police are not releasing the passenger's name until they find his family.
They say the address on his driver's license was wrong, but he lived out of state.
A source close to the investigation says State Police found a substance in the wreckage that could be a drug and may factor in the investigation.
Hazardous materials crews are still cleaning the area but say the streets should open again tomorrow.
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[Crash-Folo]

And while crews continue to clean up..... they're also dealing with this tragedy.
Kate Weidaw talked to the Lexington Fire Chief to see how rescue squads deal with these kinds of incidents.
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[SUPER=01-Robert Foresman/Lexington Fire Chief; :10]
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((Who would have thought a plane would come crashing down in Lexington. That's the thought on Lexington's Fire Chief Robert Foresman mind.
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((CHIEF ROBERT FORESMAN: YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SORT OF GETTING DUMPED ON WITH THE CHURCH FIRE AND FIVE WEEKS LATER A PLANE CRASHES SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.))
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Foresman says Wednesday night's scene is something that will stick in his mind forever.
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((CHIEF ROBERT FORESMAN: EVEN THOUGH YOU DEAL WITH STUFF LIKE THIS NOT ONLY A DAILY BASIS IT'S TOUGH MENTALLY.))
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That's why the department will be bringing in a debriefing team.
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((CHIEF ROBERT FORESMAN: WHAT IT GIVES IS EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO AIR THEIR FEELINGS, THOUGHTS, ABOUT WHAT THEY SAW HOW THEY FELT AND IT'S JUST A GOOD WAY TO GET IT OFF THEIR CHEST.))
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And while Lexington will go back to being a quiet community, Foresman keeps asking himself what's next.
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((CHIEF ROBERT FORESMAN: I'M STARTING TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT BUT EVERY COMMUNITY GOES THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.))
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And they'll be ready at a moments notice for whatever happens next in Lexington. Kate Weidaw News7 Lexington.))

[Pilot-Folo]

Local pilots say flying in the Lexington area can be tricky.
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Matt Paxton has been a pilot for 30 years and flies a plane similar to the 1959 Piper that crashed.
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((MATT PAXTON/PILOT: THIS AREA IN PARTICULAR IS A LITTLE TRICKY BECAUSE WITH THE MOUNTAINS YOU HAVE TURBULENCE AROUND THESE MOUNTAINS.))
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Paxton says because of yesterday's rainy weather, pilots would have to be trained to use their instruments to navigate the plane.
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[Concorde]

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The first report on what caused the Concorde to crash was released today.
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[SUPER=03-Gonesse, France/July;]

French officials say a blown tire brought down the aircraft and that it COULD happen again.
The Concorde crashed last month outside Paris.
A preliminary report indicates metal and debris from another aircraft was found on the ground and may have triggered the tire explosion.
Tire debris spun off the wheels is then thought to have torn into the fuel tanks, setting off an explosion.
113- people were killed.
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[Roanoke-Fire]

For the second time this month, firefighters had to put out a blaze near a Roanoke church.
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[VO-NAT]
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Flames tore through an out-building at Rosalind Hills Baptist Church just after nine tonight.
No word yet on what caused the blaze.
Last week, a pile of wood and siding caught fire near the church's recreation building.
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[Minute-Silence]

A federal judge has refused to halt Virginia public schools' new minute of silence, before students return statewide Tuesday.
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[SUPER=03-Chesterfield Co./File Tape;]

But the Alexandria court will hear arguments over the law next week.
The American Civil Liberties Union says by including the word "prayer" as a suggested activity, the General Assembly has crossed the line separating church and state.
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((REBECCA GLENBERG/VIRGINIA ACLU: PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT, THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, TO PRAY SILENTLY WHENEVER THEY WANT ON PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. WHAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA IS DOING IS ACTUALLY AFFIRMATIVELY ENCOURAGING PRAYER.))
[SUPER=01-Rebecca Glenberg/Virginia ACLU;]
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[VO-NAT]

After consultation with the Attorney General, the state's Superintendent for Public Instruction has suggested that teachers simply say: "As we begin another day, let us pause for a moment of silence."
But as a former teacher and mother, the Superintendent says it's also just a good idea.
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((JO LYNNE DEMARY/STATE SUPERINTENDENT: WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET TO SCHOOL, AND ME SAYING OKAY, I'VE GOT TO LEAVE, YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT THE DOOR, AND EAT THIS, EAT THAT. I THINK IT'S HEALTHY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP FOR A MINUTE, REFLECT ON HOW THEY FEEL, WHAT THE DAY IS, AND BEGIN THEIR WORK, WHICH FOR CHILDREN IS SCHOOL WORK.))
[SUPER=01-Jo Lynne DeMary/State Superintendent;]
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The A-C-L-U says a similarly worded law in Alabama was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1995.
Virginia's law goes back to court next Friday for a full hearing.

Federal investigators now say 88 deaths and 250 injuries are linked to accidents involving Bridgestone/Firestone tires.
In Venezuela... government officials accused both companies of a cover-up and recommended criminal charges.
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(( THE ACCUSATION FROM THE VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL THAT FORD
VENEZUELA LIED IS COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED; WE DID NOT LIE TO THE VENEZUELAN
GOVERNMENT. ))
[SUPER=01-Jac Nasser/Ford President;]
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Ford and Bridgestone are facing problems on another front...Florida officials say they might expand their investigation from civil to criminal.
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The concrete sculptures the city has been expecting for weeks finally showed up today.
The busts of Zachary Taylor and William Henry Harrison were joined late today by one of Abraham Lincoln.
The truck carrying Honest Abe broke down on its way from Georgia, so it took him a bit longer to get there.
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More Virginia firefighters are headed out west.
That's one story still ahead on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]

And the man who almost destroyed a high-tech company with a phony press release is behind bars tonight.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Hey sports fans here's what's on the big 7 tonight we'll go to Daleville for the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers classic Mike Stevens will give us the lowdown on the second week of Friday Football Extra former U-V-A running back Thomas Jones will get his first start as a pro and Andre Agassi is upset in today's second round of the U.S. Open.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Emulex]

A Los Angeles man faces securities fraud charges for allegedly writing a bogus press release.
It caused a company's stock to plummet billions.
Teri Okita has more.
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[SUPER=01-Alejandro Mayorkas/U. S. Attorney; :16]
[SUPER=01-Valerie Caproni/Securities & Exchange; :53]
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(((LOCATOR: LOS ANGELES, CA)
TRACK: FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 23-YEAR-OLD MARK JACOBS WHO
ALLEGEDLY ISSUED A BOGUS NEWS RELEASE THAT CAUSED STOCK FROM FIBER-OPTICS SUPPLIER, EMULEX, TO NOSE-DIVE. AUTHORITIES CHARGED HIM WITH SECURITIES AND MAIL FRAUD.
(Super: Alejandro Mayorkas/U.S. Attorney)
SOT: (12:53:49) The false press release distributed by internet wire caused the stock of emulex to plummet from $113 pe
r share to approximately $45, resulting in a drop in the companys value of more
than two-billion dollars. (:17)
TRACK: FRIDAYS FALSE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE TO LOOK LIKE AN EMULEX MEMO
STATING THAT THE COMPANYS C-E-O HAD RESIGNED, THAT IT WAS REVISING ITS MOST RECENT QUARTERLY EARNINGS FROM A PROFIT TO A LOSS, AND THAT EMULEX WAS UNDER SECURITIES INVESTIGATION. THE BOGUS INFORMATION SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS INTERNET WIRE A CYBER NEWS SERVICE WHERE JACOBS ONCE WORKED.
(Super: Valerie Caproni/Securities and Exchange Commission)
SOT: (12:58:10) While untold numbers of shareholders lost money by selling during the period of the hoax, Mark Jacobs p
rofited wildly ultimately making almost a quarter- million dollars. (:11)
TRACK:THE COMPANYS STOCK HAS SINCE BOUNCED BACK FROM THE HOAX, AND EMULEX CLAIMS ITS BUSINESS IS AT RECORD LEVELS. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, LOS ANGELES.))

[Firefighters]

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The Virginia Department of Forestry is lending man power and equipment to the on-going battle against western forest fires.
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A dozen firefighters are transporting five bulldozers and two support trucks to eastern Texas where they'll be dispatched according to need.
The move is part of an agreement reached by a handful of states to help their neighbors.
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((THE SOUTHEASTERN FOREST COMPACT INCLUDES ALL THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES... THE PURPOSE IS THAT WE HELP THEM AND THEY HELP US IN TIMES OF NEED AND RIGHT NOW TEXAS NEEDS US TO HELP 'EM WITH THEIR FOREST FIRES.))
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The fire crew is skilled in fighting fires like those in Texas.
Thomsen says the flat topography and fuel are similar to that of Virginia.
The team will spend two weeks in Texas before returning home and being replaced by another crew.
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[L'burg-Hazmat]

A Lynchburg garbage truck worker was injured today in a hazardous material spill while picking up trash.
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The truck was making its rounds on Oakmont Circle when the compactor broke open a container in a bag of garbage.

An unknown- type of acid spilled out and one of the workers suffered minor burns on his hands and arms.
Lynchburg's haz- mat response team was called in to isolate the chemical and remove it.
Officials still aren't sure exactly what the chemical was.
They say none of the nearby residents were ever in danger.
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[Lynchburg-Fatal]

An elderly Lynchburg couple died in a two-car accident yesterday evening.
Police say 70 year old Ellen Martinez turned into the path of an oncoming car on Fort Avenue. She and her husband 75-year old Richard J. Martinez died at the scene.
Injuries to the driver of the other vehicle-- Randy H. Tomlin of Madison Heights-- were not life-threatening.

So law enforcement officers set up checkpoints in five states today.
One was held in Pittsylvania County.
Officers in the "Smart, Safe and Sober" program stopped drivers to check their tags, registration, seatbelts and a variety of safety measures.
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((CAPT. JAMES MCLAUGHLIN/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: SO WE HOPE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE, WE ARE PASSING PAMPHLETS CONCERNING DRUNK DRIVING, SEATBELTS. AND EDUCATE THEM WHILE WE GO ALONG.))
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((FIRST SERGEANT MELVIN SCOTT/VA. HIGHWAY PATROL: WE ARE PRIMARILY LOOKING FOR SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS AND CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT VIOLATIONS. BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT GENERAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR AND SO FORTH.))
[SUPER=01-Capt. James McLaughlin/Pittsylvania Co. Sheriff's Dept.]
[SUPER=01-Sgt. Melvin Scott/State Police]
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Nine people died in highway accidents over the holiday weekend last year.
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Blacksburg's electronic village has become the model for a state-wide internet portal.
Find out more when News 7 returns.
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And find out how your child's book-bag could be hazardous to their health.
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[Digital-Dominion]

Governor Jim Gilmore today unveiled what he calls the "single digital signature" you'll need to know.
Although right now, it focuses mainly on the Gilmores, he hopes The Digital Dominion will make the entire state as accessible as Blacksburg's Electronic Village is now.
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: ONCE AGAIN, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY OF THIS IS NOT EITHER NORTHERN VIRGINIA, HAMPTON ROADS, OR RICHMOND. IT'S IN BLACKSBURG. THAT'S WHERE THE REAL SUCCESS HAS BEEN.))
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(( YOU CAN USE IT FOR EDUCATION SERVICES, COMMUNICATING BACK AND FORTH WITH TEACHERS. SO THAT YOU CAN USE IT IN BUSINESSES, MAKING RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS, HAIR DRESSING APPOINTMENTS, ANYTHING YOU WANT. SO YOU CAN NOT ONLY DEAL WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES LIKE PARKING TICKETS OR LOCAL TAXES, BUT YOU CAN PORTAL A SINGLE WEBSITE WHICH WE'VE CREATED WHERE YOU CAN DO STATE SERVICES AND FINALLY PHILANTHROPIC THINGS.))
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[SUPER=01-Don Upson/Virginia Technology Secretary; :10]
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Virginia currently has the highest concentration of Internet communications companies in the world.
It's number two in software development.
And it's the only state in the nation to force phone and cable companies to extend high- band- width Internet access to every community within its borders.
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[TAKE Web Address Full]
You can link to The Digital Dominion from our politics page at WDBJ7-dot-COM.
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[Book-Bags]

How heavy is too heavy, when it comes to your child's backpack?
It's a question one chiropractor says parents should know because it could cause long term back problems.
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Martha keeps most of her books in her locker during the day, but when it's time to go home she often has to carry the full load.
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((DR. JOHN OLSEN/CHIROPRACTOR: AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR WE ALWAYS SEE A SURGE OF CHILDREN COMPLAINING OF BACK AND NECK AND MUSCLE SPASM PROBLEMS, LARGELY AS RESULT OF BACKPACK USE. ))
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[VO-NAT]

The American Chiropractic Association recommends the backpack not weigh more than 5 to 10 percent of the child's body weight and children use padded shoulder straps.
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[S-Girls]

Lord Botetourt and Jeffeerson Forest would hook up in the second game.
Jefferson Forest gets it to Angie Watson who drives to the paint and hits the jumper giving Forest a 2 to nothing lead.
But the Lady Cavaliers of Botetourt came right back Whitney Dix takes it to the hoop for an easy layup to tie the score at 2 to 2.
[SUPER=34-Lord Botetourt/48/Jefferson Forest/34/;]

Botetourt gets it inside again this time Amber Graham puts it up and in and Botetourt beats Jefferson Forest 48 to 34.
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[S-Jones]

Thomas Jones will get his first pro start this weekend for the Arizona Cardinals.
The Former UVa great will face his mentor and Giants tailback Tiki Barber.
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The Big Stone Gap native was the Cardinals first round draft pick this year, but he failed to start any of the Cardinals preseason games. But just like he did at UVa, Jones has worked so hard to make himself a better player that the coaches felt starting him over Michael Pittman was the thing to do.
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((THOMAS JONES:))
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Jones had 100 yards rushing on 31 carries in the preseason which started back in July. Thomas says he now understands why you have to pace yourself at this level.
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Kevin Tapani walking around the Pitchers mound.
In the bottom of the first Willie Greene hits this three run homer over the left field wall and the Cubs jumped out to the 3 to nothing lead.
[SUPER=35-San Diego/11/Chicago/5/;]

Nevin would get the Padres back in the game in the fourth when he hits this two run homer to centerfield and San Diego goes on to beat Chicago by a score of 11 to 5.
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[S-Open]

The top seed on the Men's side was upset yesterday during the second round at the U.S. Open.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/USA; :]

Andre Agassi was sent home by 37-th ranked Arnaud Clement in straight sets yesterday 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Agassi was never able to get his game on track.
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((ANDRE AGASSI/UPSET AT U.S. OPEN: I NEVER FOUND MY QUALITY PACED SHOT THAT ALLOWED ME TO DICTATE WITHOUT TAKING TO MANY CHANCES. IT WAS A LITTLE BREEZY DOWN THERE TOUGH CONDITIONS AND ONCE YOU START SECOND GUESSING YOUR SHOTS A LITTLE BIT YOUR FEET DON'T RESPOND AS WELL AND WHEN THE BALL IS MOVING AROUND AND YOUR FEET AREN'T ADJUSTING MISTAKES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.))
[SUPER=01-Andre Agassi/Upset at U. S. Open; :]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
We'll check in with Mike Stevens for what's going on in week two of Friday Football Extra-- later on Mornin.